Denis O'Donovan

Irish politician (born 1955)

Senator
Denis O'Donovan
Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
In office
8 June 2016 – 29 June 2020
Preceded byPaddy Burke
Succeeded byMark Daly
Leas-Chathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
In office
25 May 2011 – 8 June 2016
CathaoirleachPaddy Burke
Preceded byPaddy Burke
Succeeded byPaul Coghlan
Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 May 2011
ConstituencyAgricultural Panel
In office
13 September 2007 – 25 May 2011
In office
12 September 1997 – 18 May 2002
ConstituencyIndustrial and Commercial Panel
In office
12 October 1989 – 10 December 1992
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Teachta Dála
In office
May 2002 – May 2007
ConstituencyCork South-West
Personal details
Born (1955-07-23) 23 July 1955 (age 68)
Bantry, County Cork, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
Alma materUniversity College Cork

Denis O'Donovan (born 23 July 1955) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel since April 2011. He previously served as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 2016 to 2020 and Leas-Chathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 2011 to 2016. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency from 2002 to 2007.[1]

A native of Bantry, County Cork, he was elected to Cork County Council in 1985, and re-elected in 1991 and 1999. He was nominated by the Taoiseach to the Seanad in 1989. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1993 Seanad election but was elected to the Seanad in 1997 as a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel. O'Donovan was elected to Dáil Éireann, on his fifth attempt, at the 2002 general election for the Cork South-West constituency. He lost his Dáil seat at the 2007 general election, however, he was subsequently elected to the Seanad.[2]

O'Donovan was the Chairman of the all-party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution, established in December 2002 to review the Constitution. He has a degree in law from University College Cork and is a qualified solicitor.[1]

In June 2010, he lost the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party whip when he failed to support the government on the Dog Breeding Establishment bill.[3] He was a Fianna Fáil candidate at the 2011 general election for Cork South-West but was not elected. He was re-elected to the Seanad in April 2011. He was Leas-Chathaoirleach (Deputy Chairman) of the 24th Seanad.[4] He was re-elected again to Seanad Éireann on the Agricultural Panel in April 2016 and again in April 2020.

He served as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 8 June 2016 until 29 June 2020.

References

  1. ^ a b "Denis O'Donovan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Denis O'Donovan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Three FF Senators relinquish party whip". RTÉ News. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Seanad Leas Chathaoirleach elected". RTÉ News. 2 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.

External links

  • Denis O'Donovan's page on the Fianna Fáil website
Oireachtas
Preceded by Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
2016–2020
Succeeded by
Mark Daly
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This table is transcluded from Cork South-West (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
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17th 1961 Seán Collins
(FG)
Michael Pat Murphy
(Lab)
Edward Cotter
(FF)
18th 1965
19th 1969 John O'Sullivan
(FG)
Flor Crowley
(FF)
20th 1973
21st 1977 Jim O'Keeffe
(FG)
Joe Walsh
(FF)
22nd 1981 P. J. Sheehan
(FG)
Flor Crowley
(FF)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Joe Walsh
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov)
25th 1987
26th 1989
27th 1992
28th 1997
29th 2002 Denis O'Donovan
(FF)
30th 2007 P. J. Sheehan
(FG)
Christy O'Sullivan
(FF)
31st 2011 Jim Daly
(FG)
Noel Harrington
(FG)
Michael McCarthy
(Lab)
32nd 2016 Margaret Murphy O'Mahony
(FF)
Michael Collins
(Ind)
33rd 2020 Holly Cairns
(SD)
Christopher O'Sullivan
(FF)
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